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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaven Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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147 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaven Bradley!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Martel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Martel throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Martel throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martel scores with a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Martel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradley on the ground.
Bradley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bradley wants to stand up but Martel is controlling him.
Bradley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bradley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martel is trying to keep an underhook but Bradley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bradley trying to control the action but Martel is working from the bottom.
Martel is trying to stand.
Bradley decides to stand up.
Martel gets a clinch.
Martel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Martel wants to control the pace but Bradley is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is looking to get to half guard.
Bradley tries to hold on but Martel pushes him away.
Bradley looks gassed!
Bradley just holding on.
Bradley tries to hold on but Martel pushes him away.
Martel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bradley can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bradley is looking to escape.
Bradley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Martel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bradley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martel content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dwayne Martel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martel instigates a clinch.
Martel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martel.
Bradley tries to clinch up but Martel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradley clinches but Martel breaks the clinch
and Martel counters with a big head kick but Bradley shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Martel or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradley which made him look bad.
Martel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradley is fending him off so far but Martel persists. Nope, Bradley circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Martel throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Martel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bradley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Martel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martel misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martel lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Martel with that takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martel.
Martel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martel throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martel can pounce on him.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Martel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martel.
Martel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martel breaks the clinch.
Bradley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bradley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martel is one step ahead there.
Martel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bradley wants to get back to full guard.
Martel trying to control from half guard but Bradley is working away.
Martel wants to stand but Bradley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bradley wants to control but Martel is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Martel wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley tries to roll over but Martel keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Martel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bradley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martel.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bradley!
Martel controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Martel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick from Martel lands but Bradley takes it in his stride.
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bradley's calf.
Martel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Martel seems content to control.
Martel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bradley to stand up.
Martel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bradley pinned against the cage. Bradley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martel lands a head kick. Bradley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a front kick.
Martel shoots in and drives through. Bradley sprawls well.
Bradley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martel scoring well with a low kick there.
Martel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaven Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martel jumps guard and drags Bradley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martel is looking to stand up but Bradley isn't so interested in that idea.
Martel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
Martel wants to stand up but Bradley is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley advances position into side control!
Dwayne Martel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bradley.
Bradley wants to stand but Martel is controlling his arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martel can't do much from the bottom here.
Martel holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Martel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Martel!
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FIGHT
RATING
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